Bird feed mixtures intrinsically attractive to desirable birds in a particular region (e.g., northeast, southeast, midwest, southwest, and west) and which attract more desirable birds than other bird feed mixtures. The bird feed mixtures comprise black oil sunflower seeds, sunflower chips, NYJER® seed (niger oilseed), and peanuts in combination with cherries and pumpkin seeds cherries, pumpkin seeds, and safflower blueberries and pumpkin seeds blueberries, pumpkin seeds, and safflower canola seed and cherries canola seed, cherries, and safflower almonds and millet, or almonds, red millet, and safflower.